Irma times (1940-06-28)

M.D. of Battle River Votes $750.00

Account

July 10th, 2 pit

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To Assist Government in War Effort a |
— wright, on Saturday, June 22nd, when

che Council of the Municipal Dist- 5 Dorie, only daughter of Mr. and Mr. UNITED CHURCH
riet of Battle River No. 428 met in FORMS AVAILABLE ‘Wen. Winmill of kme, Alte, became Gunday, June 90
the office of the secretary treasurer FOR ENLISTMENT IN the of Mr. Lewis Robert Jones, —— Lr
of the Municipal District on Tuesday VETBRANS’ RESERVE also of Roseberry—Sunday school 6 pam.

evening at 9 p.m. as a special meeting 7 mensions
called by the reeve under section 54/ Registration forms for the Veter-

Ce rr ans’ Volunteer Resefve are on hand
chapter Statutes of Alberta | and all ex-service men wishing to be

cluding February 16th, 1040. Por complete such registration forms by

the purpose of meeting a delegation | applying to Chas. Wilbraham, enrol- Irma district with best from | these services.
from the Irma Branch of the Oan- ment officer, at the municipal ofice, their many freinds. —
rr ln as yp FULL GOSPEL SERVICES 2 f
discuss matters or attend ee =: .
Sean om meget oes] “There Always Be An England” e elas So'wncte Sah
ent conflict. evening, June 29th. Ways ü purchased by the branch. Any party bald farm, 3 miles north amd %

Meeting called to order with reeve] (A Legion basket picnic will be held : wishing to knit or sew in this behalf | ile east of Irma, with
a n „ r the direction of the Irma branch ; * re kindly gt in touch with Bs. Lane-15""5, “Vale asthe opaken, who.
‘Messers. Stead, Orton and Stone the/ of the Canadian Legion No. 112 on There'Il always be an England, while there's a country lane; or Sirs. Wiltrehem, irme. bringing timely messages from the
committee from the Legion addressed the afternoon of (Wednesday, July 8, 2 word of God.
2 ese Nad of Ka r e e Wherever there's a cottage small, beside a field of grain. me Rea Cross tea held at the home Services are being held 1
K highway. great M Farland on J — Be

River No. 498 to the Minister of Na- together of ah Legion and Waere There'll always be an England, while there's a busy street; ven wpnstes ung on 8 Sa a 2
tional defence Dominion of Canada, to] men, their freinds and dependents. ’ . f £113 were well.carried out. The neat sum June 30, at 2 pm. Bvangelistic ser- 9
the used for the prosecution of the| Bring your basket full of grab, your Wherever there’s a turning mill, a million marching feet. neren
war. Discussion as to the ways and youngsters, and a big smile. The Red, white and blue... What does it mean to you? work. The support given this affair} NOTE— On Wednesday aftemmoon,
means of a donation followed, out of Irma branch of the Legion will do N ae was greatly appreciated by those in | July 3rd, at 3 p.m.. a baptismal service
which the-following motion was made: | the rest. Surely your proud, shout it aloud, Britons awake; charge. will be held at the bridge at Pabyan.

(Moved by Mr. Steele that the amount] ‘The Irma branch of the Canadian . ' ; | ‘Rev. Wm: Deverill in charge. . *
of seven hundred and fifty (8750.00) Legion will hold their next meeting The Empire too, we can depend on you, ereus bent invited u @tenh
dollars be donated to the Dominion at the Legion hall on Saturday even- Plans for the district C.G.1.T. camp

ing, June 29th, at 8:80 pm. All
Legion and ex-service men are re-
quested to attend.

with an extra gang a steel bar he was
using slipped and struck Mr. Carl
Soneff on his jaw. Dr. Greenberg

2 1 W. I. will be held at the home of Mrs.
„ Blakley that this Wen ihe ts 1 ver- Howard Peterson on Thursday, June
special meeting do now adjourn. * e is gradually recover-

ing from his injury. 6th, at 2:80 p.m. The officers and

The Women’s Institute
Irma branch of the Canadian Legion

pondence. Carried. Unanimous.

swered by a donation to our

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Stockton.
L. T. L. MEETING

Last Friday the L. T. L. elected the
following officers for the next quart-
er: - president, William Marsden;
vice- pres., Ernest Carter; secretary,
Vera Mikkleson; treasurer, John Flet-
cher; door keeper, Carl Soneff.

It was an enthusiastic meeting, 20
‘| being present. The laboratory ex-
periments are being watched with
interest, the members keeping tab and
making their own deductions. The
knitting lessons are being taken up
with vigor.

‘A little farewell party was made
of this gathering on account of the
three Kuzick girl members who are
leaving. A hearty clap was accord-
ed Mary for her avowed intention to

town of Bashaw where they will be

This year, for foods alone, you will spend some — Gnd — 1

$500 or more.“ How much of this food will be
ö wasted because you can’t keep it until used?
| How much could be bought at special prices if you
had somewhere to keep it? How much will
i

spoil and have to be thrown away? A 1940
Electric Refrigerator will help to keep your
food costs down in seven different ways.

prices.
2 Spoilage can be eliminated.
3 Food bargains can be stored until needed.
4 Expensive last-minute shopping reduced. J
4 5 Left-overs made into appetizing dishes.
6 Prepared foods made up in quantity.
7 Desserts made at home at lower cost.

According to Statistics, the aver
* annual income of $2,000 will spend

eummer holidays. Usual hour, 4 to
5 pam., Friday afternoon.

PRIZES FOR LOCAL L. T. L. ESSAYS

family with an
12 of it on food.

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More than Ever this Year You Need
the Food-Saving Features of an

ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR

IT PAYS FOR ITSELF - - THEN PAYS YOU
See your Electrical Dealer promptly. He has a sise.
to meet your needs at a price you can easily afford.

CALGARY POWER COMPANY LIMITED
1 50 “SERVING. ALBERTA” ;

Manager: I. BAXTER, Wainwright

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Freedom remains, these are the chains nothing ean break. -
There’ll always be an England, And England shall be free

The monthly meeting of the Irma

members extend a very hearty invi- school divilsion at the office of the from whom information and reg‘s-
tation to all grandmothérs in the secretary-treasurer up to noon. July, tration forms may
community to join us at this meet- 18, 1940, for the alteration of a one-
ing. There will be a special pro- roomed stucco school building after
gram and we assure you a very enjoy. Plan No. S.P. 1971, Battle Oreck &.D.
able afternoon. Roll call will be an- No. 2809, and the completion of the
Red Cross branch of hospital supplies ö , b
such as mens handkerchiefs, face may be obtained from the secretary-
‘| cloths, white bath towels or pillow
slips. These can be made of 2 yards 85,00. Plans must be returned within

white cotton with an inch hem at the

— Mrs. H. Peterson, Mrs. ber cent. of the amount of the tender
R. Larson, Mrs. W. Stewart and Mrs. must be enclosed with each tender as

undertake organizing an C. T. L. in the seeretary-treasurer up to noon,

TENDERS WANTED every day over ‘Canada’s. fastest
WAINWRIGHT SCHOOL DIVISION by buying your eas pees COLORS”

, , gorgeous

ADMISSION — Pp ge every evening in

TICKETS BOTAL AMERICAN SHOWS On the

in advance at the * n e

Camp Lake are well under way. — ͤ— ——

Service will be held in St. Mary's
church on Sunday, Jue 80th, at 2:30

group of C.G:LT. girls from the
local organizations as well as other

F ered
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a 72 * ns - ~ 5
8 4 8 3

p.m.
‘ 5 girls from the Irma community are
TENDERS WANTED planning to attend and join with the —
. girls from other ‘charges of the Wain- , *
‘WAINWRIGHT SCHOOL DIVISION | wright Presbytery in the fellowship | gange porn pre ye ap aay . *
No. 82 and activities. of camp week. Rev.) Sundar rr

Sealed tenders will be received by and Ars. Longmire have charge ef l Hr (eh) 11:80 by
the Board of Trustees of the above camp arrangements and management, | Gondormetion det tele 40 1

A gang of carpenters ie busy this The W.A. of St. Marys will hold
week installing a new scale in the a silver tea and sale of home cooking
U. G. G. elevator and making other nec- in Mr. E. W. Peterson’s garage of-

h school after Plan No.
“Plans

tréasurer on payment of a deposit of

48 hours and deposit will then be re-

funded. ‘A marked cheque for five IRMA’S NEW

@ guarantee that same is bona. fide. IGE CREAM PARLOR f
No tender will be considered without N

this cheque attached. The lowest or IS NOW OPEN

TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU :
VANILLA ICE CREAM BRICKS = 9
Reduced to 280 each ü i ‘ 4

Other Fruits Bricks 30e Each igh

Battle Creek G. D. No. 2899,
‘Nearest station— Wainwright, dis-

“* |i LIGHT LONGHES and MEALS at Popular Pres J 3
men, ae mne, THE CLUB CAFE

Sealed tenders will be received by
the Board of Trustees of the above
school division at the office of

Edmonton Exhibition

July 15 - 20

Plan your vacation trip to be in Edmonton FAIR WEEK and
join in Northern Alberta’s great annual Carnival of Fun

You SAVE $1.50 6 DAYS HORSE RACBS—Seven races

18, 1940, for the supplying
tons, more or less, of D. 8.

' Reduced Rate

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‘World's Greatest) Pt Png Te We
Shipyard

is L-cated In Northern Ireland And
- Employs 20,000 People
The greatest shipyard in the
world, in Northern Ireiand, is now
working to capacity and employing
over 20,000 people.
Few outside the British Isles rea-

| Story Of The Invention Of The Cree
Syllabic Alphabet

A great event in the early religious |
lite of the West is being commemor-
ated wuts year by the United Church
of Canada. In June. there will be
celebrated. at Norway House at the
north end of Lake Winnipeg, the cen-
tenary of the arrival there of Rev.
James Evans, Methodist missionary

* 8 8 he sha gen Pra te the Indians, who immediately set
and is playing: in Britain's wartime about studying the Cree language
industry, including the production of N N

. ha” te? all ovat and who invented a syllabic alpha-
peacerul” goods for export all over bet and a printing system, which

the world. The famous Irish linén
industry, for example, is now manu-

i ely : verses us- |
facturing solely efor overseas tion throughout the greater part of

— — ö the country from here to the Rockies.
Mention of shipbuilding is usually It

gave parts of the Bible, hymns and
other writings to the India popula-

was the first printing in the
asociated with thoughts of Tyneside, ,,. . .
’ ö West, as well as a notable enter-
Merseyside and Clydeside (which , ; .
ede | yet prise in mission work. The Cree
— . 2 1 : syllabic alphabet invented by Rev.
much of Britain’s mercantile prestige . ‘ |
. James Evans was used by the mis-
was born on an Irish mudbank in |. ; f |
Belfast Lous! sionaries of other churches also.
e . ; |
_ us" Evans was born in England and

Ships have been built at Belfast
since 1686, and the world's greatest
yard is now Harland and Wolff's, at
Queen's Island. The world island!
was used because the earliest ship-
yards were little more than a water-
bound patch of mud. After 200 years
of minor developments, Edward
James Harland, a very determined
Briton, arrived in 1858 and began
large-scale expansion works. Har-
land's difficuities in reclaiming land
and carving a harbor and extended

his father was captain of a troop-|
ship. on which young Evans made
two voyages as a common sailor. |
Later preacher in
England, then a missionary to the
Indians in Ontario. When he was
sent to Norway House, he went as
missionary and as superintendent of,
Methodist the North-
west. Norway House was strategic-
ally situated. Boats to and from Red
River, York Factory, Athabasca and
Mackenzie River passed that way.

he became a lay

missions in

shipyards from the mudbanks were 1 5 ~ —— :

so great that ! as advised to give ven eecompanred 2 ° iti

1 : at he was advisec g wite, went to Norway House by British Government Thankful
p. canoe 300 miles north from Winni-

Appreciation For Canadian Mine
Producers Selling Metal At
Low Cost
Supply Minister Burgin expressed
in the British House of Commons the
appreciation of the British govern-
ment for the helpful attitude of
Canadian and other Empire produc-

ers of non-ferrous metals”.
Sir Hurd,

“I have mounted a restive horse

and I ‘will ride it into the stable, Pes. His experiences and his achieve-

ment were well told by the late Rev.
was his reply, and his faith in him- 7
Py. * John Maclean, archivist of the Meth-

self and in the inherited skill of the . .

Ulstermen working under him was . Church, who said:

justified. Although passenger and In the first week of August,
merchant shipping is Belfast's spec- 1840, he (Rev. James Evans) arrived
lalty, it has also turned its hands to at Norway House. His first winter
work successfully for the Admiralty as Spent at the Hudson Bay Com-

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Greatest Gypsy Fiddler Mosquito. Control |

Magyari Was Noted In Budapest For Measures Should Be Taken To Drain
His Sad Music Waters That Are Infected |

| A thousand gypsies, playing violins, Studies by officers of the Division,
marched in Budapest at the funeral of Entomology, Science Service, Do-

of Imre Magyari, considered the minion Department of Agriculture,
greatest of the gypsy fiddlers. nave shown that only about 65 of the
When Magyari died at the age of 2.000 or more species of mosquitoes |
46, gypsy players in the Budapest that occur in various parts of the

cafes muted their violins in mourn-| world are present in Canada. It 16
the female mosquito that bites; the

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nes Live Under
Tension

Once Wealthy Country Is Beginning
‘To Feel Dire Want

Latest eye-witness reports from
Denmark described the little country
as living in paralyzed fear between
the alternate threat of continued
Nazi rule or the possible havoc and
death accompanying an Allied
counter-offensive.

Since the German occupation, this
correspondent was told, once wealthy
Denmark is beginning to feel dire
want. The depredations of the Nazi
invaders combined with the short-
age of foodstuffs created by trans-
port difficulties have taken heavy,
toll. With the dread Gestapo watch-
ing and constantly informed by Nazi
sympathizers, the Danes dare not
openly complain, however.

Neutrai, travellers arriving at Am-
sterdam say that Copenhagen and
other Danish cities are suffering a
severe case of ‘jitters’, particularly
since the British staged their raids
on the Aalborg airport. Nazi author-
ities, trying to avert panic, have ban-
ned all factory or boat whistles
which might be mistaken for air ra d
alarms. On the other hand, there
has been corresponding attention
paid to defence precautions.

Da

Loaded with big war cargo, the French luxury liner “Ile de France” is shown prior to sailing from her berth | Complete blackouts. are in order.
in New York for 4 dash to an undisclosed port. As this picture was taken, warplanes were being loaded on deck. Many people, most of them taxicab
One may be seen on the after-deck, another on a barge alongside.

drivers thrown out of work by strict
rationing of gasoline, have found em-
ployment working as “night guides”
for strangers and timid residents.

The once richly stocked Danish
markets have now beén stripped as
bare as those in Germany, it was
said. With deliveries tied up by lack
of gasoline for trucks, and with rail-
way schedules disrupted, vegetables
and fruits have almost disappeared
from market stalls.

As in Berlin, taxicab is restricted
to doctors and other emergency

whose confidence it enjoys to-day.— pany's fort, studying the Cree lang-

Brockville Recorder. and Times. | uage, and in the following spring he
located his mission about two miles

from Norway House fort, naming it

- Sealer Stotere

| Rossville, in honor of.Donald Ross,

Chief Factor of the Hudson's Bay

Scientist Says Annual Rise In Company, and living at Norway
Temperature Is Responsible | House. He went into the forest, and
Man is growing smaller, according with the help of the natives, secured

to Dr. Clarence A. Mills, professor of materials and erected a neat church,
experimental medicine at the Uni- parsonage and school, and 20 houses

versity of Cincinnati. for the Indians, and thus laid the
He told the annual meeting of the foundation of a prosperous village.

American Association of Physical “In June, 1841, less than a year

Anthropologists, that his studies of after his arrival in the country, he

65.000 college freshmen in North had so far perfected his Cree Sylla-
Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky and Wis- bics that he writes: The men, wo-
consin during the last 11 years show- men and children at Norway House

ed that the stature of man was de- write and read it with ease and flu-

creasing because of an annual rise; ency, as do some European gentle-
in temperature. men who speak the language of the,

Similar studies on animals by Dr. Indians in different parts.’ |
J. W. Colvin at the University of “The first books in the Cree Sylla-
Cincinnati showed like results. One bic were made with leaves of birch
group of animals kept at 90 degrees bark, on which the characters were
was smaller than another kept at 65| written with ink made from the soot
degrees. of the chimney. After numerous ex-

Dr. Mills showed charts recording periments and difficulties he cast
a recurring temperature cycle every | type from lead taken. from tea
1,000 years, the temperature rising | chests, and in the spring of 1841 he
to a maximum during the millenium,| made a font of type, and with an
then falling to a minimum, then ris-| old jackpress used for packing furs
ing again. A new cycle was started he printed 5,000 pages, and bound
about 90 years ago, he said, adding 100 copies of a small volume of
that if his conclusions were correct | hymns of 16 pages.

racial change is taking place in hu- | from London, England, and the work
manity, physically as well a8/of providing literature for the na-
socially.” tives was begun.

A listener asked for an explana-
tion why a recent survey showed

that 15.5 per cent. of the freshmen) wyang secured some of the books and

at Harvard were more than six feet
tall. Dr. Mills said he believed this
was because Harvard men generally
came from New England states
where the temperature was lower

learned to read them, and the Cree
Indians used the syllabic’ characters
in writing letters to their friends.
“So simple is the system that less
than 50 characters cover the whole

Percy
asked Mr. Burgin if he is aware
that Canadian mine producers were
passing on advantages of their low
cost of production to the British gov-
ernment for war purposes by furn-
isning the largest part of their out-
put at prices prevailing prior to the
war, and that according to the Cana-
dian Deputy Minister of Mines, the
British government would pay from
$75,000,000 to $90,000,000 less than
for similar purchases in 1918?”

His Majesty's government are
glad to have this opportunity once
again to express their appreciation
of the helpful attitude of the Cana-
dian and other Empire producers of
non-ferrous metals,” Mr. Burgin re-
plied.

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Finding Many Treasures

|. The piles of scrap iron gathered in

all parts of Britain to help the war
effort have yielded many valuable
antiques. Museum curators were
| given access to scrap headquarters
| mas. each day added treasures to
their collection. “Curators are hav-
ing the time of their lives,” a steel

authority said.

Bee Diseases

aon Bee diseases are diagnosed at the seeds. Experiments have shown that
A printing press ee Division,. Central Experimental rotting manure from one to three
“it seems likely that a profound and type were afterward sent to him parm Ottawa, free of charge. Sam- months, according to the season, will

ples of infected brood sent to the
|division are microscopically ex-

The influence of | amined, the nature of the infection, .
the new learning spread far and wide determined, and the beekeeper ad-
among the Indians. The Chippe- „vised as to the best methods of eradi-| the Union, the name of which is de- ographer, Boswell, once drank 62

cating the infection.

CANADIAN-

Conservative, ing.

Police attributed several suicides|male sucks only plant juices, She
to his music, for they said that lis- may drink twice her own weight of
teners threw themselves into the blood and it takes her about 90 sec-
Danube after hearing his sad pieces. onds to become fully engorged. Do-
Magyari learned to play the violin mestic and wild animals and birds
at so early an age that he could not are attacked as well as man, but
remember when he drew a bow. As some species prefer animals to man. |
a child he was so ugly that his Some mosquitoes may live for several,
father, himself a fiddler, said the lad weeks or even months under favour- |
never could be a success. But at nine, able conditions. |
he already was attracting crowds to All mosquitoes pass their early
the cafe where he led an orchestra. life stages in water, and, because
Later he entered the Budapest this is so, it is possible to control
Conservatory and became one of the them by climinating the breeding
few gypsy musicians able to read places by drainage or filling, or by
music. However, he soon abandoned applying an oil film to the surface of
the idea of being a concert violinist the infested water. Details of this
and returned to his gypsy fiddling. procedure are included in a citcular
Magyari became a favorite of Em- on mosquito control available on ap-
peror Franz Josef of Austro-Hun- plication to Publicity and Extension
| gary, who bestowed many honors on Division, Dominion Department of
him. He appeared in France, in Ger- Agriculture, Ottawa.
many and in England. But he de- —
elined numerous offers to play in the
| United States because he was unwill- |
ing to go so far from his beloved
Danube. In recent years, Magyari
played in a Budapest hotel.

Weed Infestation

| An important source of weed in-
| festation is manure containing weed

Treasure Trove

A croek of gold a farm laborer dug
from the earth at Bredgar, England,
ig treasure trove and as such be-
longs to the crown, but the laborer
| will probably get the customary re-
ward“. In the crock were coins of
the reign of Edward III. (1312-1377).

Some idea of the amount of vege-
tation necessary to form the world's
coal supply is imparted with the
knowledge that some coal veins are

destroy all weed seeds except those
| 200 feet thick.

on the surface of the pile.

: WW |
Pennsylvania is the only state in Dr. Johnson, according to his bi-

rived from its founder. {cups of tea in one day.

calls.

‘Confiscation of all privately-owned
radio transmitters has been ordered
and 153 amateur stations already
have been taken over by the police.
The Danes also have been warned
against listening to foreign broad-
casts, it was said.

Despite fear of tiie Gestapo, the
Danish public was reported grum-
bling against the increasing curtail-
ment of foodstuffs. The newspaper
Politiken was said to have openly
complained against police persecu-
tion of hoarders“ attempting to, buy
up supplies.

Everything which possibly can be
used to bolster the economic re-
serves” of the Third Reich has been
requisitioned and paid for in reiclis-
kreditkassencheine” (Reich treas-
ury bills) of doubtful value.

Telegrams, mails and_ telephone
calls are censored by the Danish
police under Gestapo surveillance.
The Danes living under constant ten-
sion in this atmosphere of fear and
suspicion, were described as torn
between hopes of Allied deliverance
and fear of war itself.

Grow Baking Beans

High Quality Can Be Successfully
Grown In The West
According to statistics, Canada
annually imports large quantities of
threshed beans for culinary pur-
poses, while according to experi-
mental results at the Dominion Ex- |
perimental Station, Rosthern, sey-

MADE ARMY VEHICLES IN SPECTACULAR DEMONSTRATION

~~ | eral varieties of high quality baking
beans can be grown successfully
every year. In view of the above
situation, many farmers in the west
could well devote an acre or. two to

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of the Cree language. A white man
can master them in an hour, and an
intelligent Cree can use them read-
ily in a week in reading any book.”
Bir Charles Forbes Receives Appoint-| A party will go to Norway House
ment From The Admiralty by. boat in June for the centenary
Promotion of Admiral Sir Charles Celebration.
Forbes to the rank of- admiral of the
fleet, was announced by the admir-
alty. |
Sir Charles since 1938 has been Signalman From Montreal Says Ger-
commander in chief of the home fleet mans Pretty Good At Telling Lies |
which has borne the burden of the Signalman Alfred Vezina of Mont- |
naval blockade of Germany and the real, serving aboard H.M.S. York, is|
operations off Norway in which one- convinced “these Germans are pretty |
third of the German fleet is esti- good when it comes to telling lies.“
mated to have been put out of action. Such was the opinion expressed in

The promotion of an admiral to a letter received by his father. It
admiral of the fleet occurs when-| was written aboard tre York and |
ever an existing admiral of the fleet dated April 21, eight days after the
has held that title for five years. Ad-|19,000-ton cruiser was reported by |
miral of the Fleet Lord Chatfield,|the official German news agency to
former minister for defence co- have been sunk before Trondheim
ordination, attained the rank May 8, | following an attack by German
1935. | bombers.

However Lord Chatfield remains A short time ago we heard on the
on the active list, as do all admirals | wireless that our ship had been sunk,
of the fleet. and it sure did seem funny, as we

It also was announced Vice-Ad- were all right, wrote Signalman
miral Sir Dudley North, who accom- | yezina.
‘panied the King and Queen to Can- Na 4
ada in the liner Empress of Aus-| full-blooded Indians to-day are
tralia last summer, has been promot- more numerous than at the time Col-

to the rank of admiral. umbus discovered the New World.

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ig was called “drinking” by| Potatoes are about 20 per cent.
English tobacco users. starch. 2359 | over rough ground. These vehicles

than in the states he surveyed.

Admiral Of The Fleet

Deceptive Propaganda

early

of

tractor climbs from a bog at Rockcliffe; and,

Yee % % %% an no
{O00 een een Th n een

Ganadian trucks and gun tractors gave a spectacular demonstration at Ottawa before Acting Defense Min-
ister C. G. Power and members of the headquarters staff. These pictures show, top, left, the Defense Minister ex-
army truck with anti-tank gun attached; right: an English-made fjeld gun

tom: One of Canada's new field gun tractors hauling a Howitzer
are designed to carry ammunition as well as to haul the gun

such a crop. Failing a good market
price, it would make good stock feed,
states F. V. Hutton, Superintendent,
Dominion Experimenta] Station, Ros-
thern, Saskatchewan.

Dry shell beans have been tested
for many years and two or three
varieties have shown themselves to
be superior due to early maturity
and yield. This year, as in most sea-
sons in the past, Norwegians, a light
brown bean, has proven superior in
yield and earliness among the named
varieties, though a soybean selection
also showed promise.

In order to compare further the
better bean varieties, a cooking test
was conducted using four of the best
bush varieites and the soy selection.
The varieties were baked under com-
parable conditions and Norwegian
was judged the best in flavour and
other cooking qualities though the
soy variety was also excellent.

The brown color of the Norwegian
bean may cause market discrimina-.
tion, but it has proven excellent in
all other respects at the Rosthern
Station.

Gorillas often attain a height of
six feet and have a reach of eight
feet. '

The average rainfall on the earth
is about 16 million tons a second,

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Governm

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ent Purchases

Goods As War Necessity

And To

War has sent the Dominion gov-
ernment into business, but it is to
protect producers rather than to
wake profits. The government or its
agents now buy and sell such diversi-
fied commodities as wheat, canned
lobster, bacon and ham, apples, fibre
flax seed, foundation potato seed and
other seeds. Other commodities may
be added from time to time.

The government went into busi-
ness as a wartime necessity and not
as an experiment in Socialism. Chief
object was to maintain price stabil-
ity and to assure that adequate sup-

Stabilize Prices

Power Ia The Atom

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Isolation Of New Chemical Substance

Hailed As Important Discovery

Laboratory isolation of a new
chemical substance, one pound of
which is said to be capable of yield-
ing the, power output of 5,000,000
pounds of coal or 3,000,000 gallons
of gasoline, was described by The
New York Times.

The Times said the discovery, an-
nounced in the current issue of the
Physical Review, a scientific journal,

plies remain in Canada. The gov- had been hailed by leading scientists

ernment's commercial ventures were
embarked upon with the support of
the producers, and there has been
close co-operation throughout.

Canadian wheat was bought and
sold by the government through the
agency of the Canadian wheat board
for several years past, and the value
of such centralized purchasing and
selling is considered important in
Canada’s role as Great Britain's
breadbasket, especially. in wartime.

The export market for Canadian
apples virtually disappeared with the
outbreak of war, and Canadian
growers faced a large surplus on the
1989 crop, especially in Nova Scotia
and British Columbia.

The Dominion government stepped
in and arranged for purchase of the
bulk of the surplus, some 2,000,000
barrels of Nova Scotia and British
Columbia apples, for processing and
later sale on domestic markets.

At the same time, central Canada
markets were set aside as the ex-
clusive outlet for Ontario and Que
bec apples. Later, the British au-
thorities agreed to increase import
quotas of Canadian apples to 50 per
cent. of the average for the last two
years, so that the surplus the Cana-
dian government had obligated itself
to purchase was reduced consider-
ably, and not all of the estimated re-
quirement of $1,475,000 was ex-
pended. ~

annual $1,000,000 business in canned
lobster sent to Great Britain, so the

authority to purchase 55,000 cases of
canned lobster, the can-
ners can establish that they paid
tne lobster ermen at least 5%
cents a pound.

The Canadian bacon board, headed

by Hon. J. G. Taggart, agricultural) Describing the action of U-235,
which is made by splitting the uran-
ium atom and producing a non-
stable, exploding atom, the paper

minister of Saskatchewan, has pur-
‘ chased a Canadian pork surplus of
$0,000,000 pounds as agent for the
British supply ministry. Great Bri-
tain has been buying 5,600,000

pounds of Canadian bacon and ham would be inactive.

as holding the promise of revolution-
izing all present methods of power
production and ushering in the era
ot atomic power.

The substance was identified as
“U-235", an isotope or chemical twin
of ordinary uranium, which when
simply immersed in cool water re-
leases its energy in a form useable
by man—steam.

Five to 10 pounds of the substance,
| plentifully available in many parts
of the earth, would drive a battleship
or seagoing submarine around
oceans for an indefinite period with-
out refueling, it was said.
| The Times said the German gov-
ernment had heard of United States
research in this field and had ordered
its greatest scientists to concentrate
on the problem of improving the
method of extracting U-235, one
pound of which was said to have the
explosive force of 15,000 tons of
| TNT.
| “Every German scientist in this
‘field, physicists, chemists and en-
gineers ...
drop all other researches and devote

themselves to this work alone, The empty phrases intended to frighten

Tunes said.
| The substance

‘potentialities were

| fred O. Nier.

This sample was taken to Colum- her enemies will not find her the
Dominion government, it was an- bia University where Professor John same Germany as in 1918.”
nounced, will assist that industry. R. Dunning subjected it to tests with Canada's Ace, in his speech, re-
A controller to be named will have a 150-ton cyclotron or atom-smasher.
The report in the Physical Re-
view said that since then the yield
had been increased 200-fold, raising
the hope that a process for isolating
the substance in large quantities

would soon be found.

said:
“Left by

As soon

a week under terms of a wartime touches water of ordinary tempera-

agteement, and Canadian production
has exceed the demand. The surplus
was bought up to stabilize the mar-

- ket.

Other commodities have been pur- powerful turbines.

chased by the agriculture supply

ture it would automatically start to
liberate its energy.

“The water would be turned to
steam and the steam would drive
The new water
supplied would keep the process go-

tne

have been ordered to

U-235 has been
| known for some time, but its power
first suspected
within the last three months, since
a minute fraction of a gram was iso-
lated in February at the University
_ Necessary restrictions upon luxury of Minnesota physics department, England!“
imports also deprived Canada of an under the direction of Professor Al-

itself the substance
as it

board headed by A. M. Shaw, direc | ing indefinitely. To stop it, all that

tor of market services for the agri- would be necessary would be to cut

culture department. The committee | off the water supply.

bought the entire Canadian output “Thus the process ‘would be the

of fibre flax seed, estimated at 48,000 nearest practical approach to a form

bushels. Object was to assure ade- of perpetual motion, for as long as

quate supply for this country.
Subsequently about 17,500 bushels; would keep on liberating its energy

were released to Northern Ireland, until it is exhausted.”

deprived of its usual European

sources by the war. Only the sur- Indu strial Surve

plus was N tor export, and 1 *

roughly 30,000 bushels remain in 2,00 Visits To Industrial Firms Has

Canada for sale to the flax growers) Been Made

as needed. The work of surveying industry to
About 25,000 bushels of foundation | determine where various plants best

potato seed, from which the certi- | will fit into the Canadian war effort

fied potato seed is gathered, were | is going on apace.

purchased from Canadian growers, o date these surveys have in-

tor the same reason, and will be re- volved some 2,300 visits to individual

sold to the growers at the purchase arms by the technical assistants of

price plus storage charges. Smaller the division as they investigated the

purchases were made in sugar beet potential capacity of the Dominion to

ed and garden seed. provide any given material from ship

propellers to tin cans. r
Very Thoughtful The survey of each individual plant

An American girl about to visit covers its present facilities and cap-

England was advised by a friend to | acities and also the potential produc-

visit Lincoln Cathedral. “Oh, in- tion to which its equipment could be

deed,” said the girl, is there a Lin- delivered.

" eoln Cathedral in England?” There Lt.-Col. G. Ogilvie is director of

is, and a beautiful building it 1s, the plant survey division.

too,” was the reply. Say, now, she -

exclaimed, wasn't it just too sweet

The Liberator

of them to name it after our Abe?” A Pole was passing through Ber-
; lin. with his small The boy saw
Conserving Flour a statue of ‘Hitler and inquired who

son.
and
man
the

the U-235 is supplied with water it

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On the stocks of à British shipyard a- 0,000-ton merchantman takes
shape. Never before have Britain's shipyards been busier in building ships
of all classes to maintain Britain’s supremacy of the sea.

| Determined To See That Liberty College Girt Has 40 Types That Will

Should Remain A Fact Not Fall Apart
| “Our eaemies will find us the same Because Anne Farrell was once a
as we were in 1918—unbeatable!” little girl and because the wheels

These are not the words of a fant- fell off her toy buggy then, she de-
ing Goering, that expert at vapid, cided to make toys that would be-
have the way children expect them
to.“

Miss Farrell has a full time job
“and more’ now, thanks to that
childhood desire. At the age of 28
she directs her own department of
Toys by Anne Farrell at Milton
Bradley Laboratories, Springfield,
Mass. ;

“I have designed 40 every-day
toys,“ she said. “I don’t call them
edueation toys because every toy is
education. I call them Toys the
Way Children Want Them.’
plied .aat the world—and Germany, First. toys should be service:
would find Britain the same, un- able. The strings shouldn't fall
changed, as determined as ever in apart. the teeth of the rake should
the past to see that liberty should be sturdy, the wagon wheels solid.
remain a fact, and not just a wordy | Poorly-made toys not only cause ter-
fiction in the fabric of civilization. bible unhappiness but they break

There is something comforting in casiiy and instill destructive habits.
the calm assurance with which the They should fulfill the psychological
“Colonel”—as he will always be requirements of intelligent parents.”
known to Canadians—told his audi- Miss Farrell prepared for her
ence that the Empire would triumph career at Columbia University and
in the air, as on the land and on the | Studied in Sweden, where she design-
sea. He spoke of Canada’s present ed toys for the Swedish co-operative
effort-in preparing its fliers to sweep, Societies. =—

the skies of enemies again in this
war as before in 1918. He knows Going To Palestine
Music Hall Star Will

the rest of the world. They are the
calm, confident statement of Can-
ada’s greatest wartime fighting pilot,
Honorary Air Marshal W. A. Bishop,
V. C., speaking before the St.
George's Society in Toronto in reply
to tne toast: St. George and Merrie

Goering. himself a fighting pilot in
the last war, has told the world that

these new young fliers, and one can
sense his pride in them when he de- Famous British

clares: ; ! Entertain Empire Troops
“They, too, will be unbeatable!" —| Gracie Fields, famous British
Montreal Star. music hall star, will dy to the Near

East soon to entertain the Empire
Link troops in Egypt and Palestine, it was
The object of the Division of announced.
Inustrated Stations of the Dominion The anouncement was made at an
Experimental Farms Service is to | all-star Anglo-French concert at the
serve as a connecting link between Drury Lane Theatre, with Miss
the experimental farm and the man Fields and Maurice, Chevalier, French
on the land. comedian, as. headliners.
During the performance, Miss
Of all the continents, Europe has Fields and Chevalier were thanked
the lowest mean altitude (980 feet) | for their work for the troops by the
and Antarctica has the highest Duke and Duchess of Kent, who at-
(6,000 feet). \ tended.
Cross Stitch Looks Like

pping

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other nations of the Western Hem-
isphere will see a tremendous spurt
in immigration—the arrival by the
thousands’ of Furopeans with high
ideals and faith in the future. And
therein lies rich opportunity for ex-
pansion in the New World.

This is the considered opinion of
Frederick C. Blair, Director of Im-
migration, Department of Mines and
Resources. Mr. Blair feels that two
great icts in a single generation
cannot But lead many peace-loving
folk in rope to seek haven for
their families in the war free

Americas,

Im the meantime, however, figures
for n from Burope into
Canada 6. dipped sharply com-
pared to the pre-war period, At
présent, approximately one-fifth ot
the 1989 erriy@is are coming to the

In January, 1940, as compared to
the same month of the previous year,
the number of British immigrants

rose 22 per cent., about the same in-

crease was recorded for United
States arrivals, but there was a de-
crease of nearly 80 per cent: In
Buropean immigration. In February,
1940, again in comparison with the
corresponding period last year, there
was increased immigration from
British soufces, but a decrease of
from 58 to 70 per cent. in others. In
March, 1940, British and United
States immigration again showed an
upturn, and European immigration
continued to decrease, at 78 per cent.
of the 1939 figure. :

It seems paradoxical that now, at
a time when Burope’s refugee prob-
lem was never more acute, the. num-
ber of immigrants from that contin-
ent should touch a new low. Yet
there are two excellent reasons for
the decrease. ae

The shipping situation in itself has
made it impossible for refugees and
other would-be travellers to cross
the Atlantic. And the exchange sit-
uation has had an equally striking
effect on immigration, for almost
universal control on t& movement
of capital in European nations has
made it impossible for people to
leave with their money—and in most

cases they cannot leave without ‘it:

Barriers. against the export of capi-

tal in any large amount are well
nigh insurmountable.
These two important factors

difficulty of securing transportation
and near impossibility of transfer-
ring large sums of money to Canada
—have checked many potential im-
migrants until the war comes to a
‘close.

The number of refugees in Burope
is increasing, while the number who
can come to Canada is decreasing.

Effectual Barrier To Flov
O1 Refugees

When the war ends, Canada and) Canada offers

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To Can:

of, immigrants

Thousands of refugees are
temporary abode in the
States, Great Britain, 0
France, Be 1, Switzerland,
Jugoslavia and Roumania, who
mate hope is to come to CG
start a new life. Yet, at the
ent time, few are eligible for
because of lack of capital.

It is a desperately practical
viso that the refugee must
money. For he would do.
his new-found country little good”
he came here as a public charge.

Notable exceptions, of course, &
‘such entries as the 100
youngsters whose coming to the Do-.
minion was arranged by the Cas
dian Nationa] Committee on fu-
gets. But these will be orphan chil-
dren, and should the plan succeéd,
more will be permitted to enter Can-

Canada, as a matter of policy, en-
deavors' to reunite families,
| the family head is living in the
minion. Conversely, immigration
thorities strive to avoid
| families. Which in the words of
Blair, is one of. the most

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things we've ever done.”

tion of such settlers. 4
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| settled

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He must
| with

out 9
' third-class
Oslo or Stockholm
costs more
‘pre-war rates, even
can get 6 ship—which ts
But these conditions will
as long ag the war and.
a hectic period of
| paralleled influx of
—Ottawa Journal.

Origins Of Things
How Weights And Measures Have

Been Handed Down From
Old Usages

Biamea By Attorney For Women’s

If women have

the king's foot; the old cubit was ically and
the length of a forearm; the gramm and laws
came from the weight of a single Helen B. M.
grain of wheat well dried from the torney, told delegates to the conven-
middle of the ear’; and the inch] tion of the American Association of
originated as the thickness of a University Women at Elmira, N.Y.
man's thumb. Traditionally the acre} Tradition, said Mrs. Rodgers,

was the area of ground that a plow-
man with one ox could turn over in
a day.

Often, neighboring countries as-
signed slightly different lengths to
the same unit, such as the foot
which might equal any length from
11.3 to 14 inches. The Greeks even

days when jobs are scarce. Such a
movement, beginning with miarried
women, will eventually embrace all
women workers.”

She asked her audience to imagine
the surprise of the men if all women
in the family left their work and
asked to be supported again in the
traditional manner.

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This popular work pant comes in either
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BANK OF MONTREAL
CROP REPORT No. 3

Alberta—Crop conditions through-
out the province are satisfactory and
moisture supplies are sufficient for
the present, but in some districts
good rains are required soon. Early
sown wheat is stooling well and shows
vigourous growth. Grasshoppers have
caused some damage in extreme south
eastern areas. Pastures are in excel-
lent condition. The sugar beet crop
is favorable and thinning is well ad-
vanced.

Saskatchewan—Crop conditions on
the whole are satisfactory. Wheat is
of even growth and coarse grains
have made fairly good progress. Mod-
erate to heavy general rains have
been beneficial, particularly ig_the
north and central districts, where re-
serves were low. Grasshoppers are
threatening crops and some damage
has occurred in the southwestern area
where infestation is heaviest.

Manitoba—‘Crops are advancing
satisfactorily under favorable weather
conditions. Rainfall has been general
and has proved most beneficial in the
northern and central areas where
conditions were becoming serious.
Wheat is making good growth and is
stooling well. ‘While cool weather
has held grasshoppers in check, wire-
worms have caused some damage.
Sugar beets have germinated well;
growth has been retarded by cool,
wet weather.

The Short Grass Stock Growers’
‘Association has circulated a timely
warning to all farmers and others
with a view to preventing disastrous

MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF
BATTLE RIVER, No. 423
Irma, Alta.

TENDERS WANTED

Tenders will be received up to and
including the 9th day of July, 1940,
for the hauling and spreading of
gravel on roads in divisions 2, 3 and
4 of the Municipal District. Informa-

Friday, June 28, 1940

Professional Cards

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Mrs. Marvin Reitan on Wednesday
evening, July 3rd, at 8:80 p.m.

Mr. Roy Finlay of Ryley who as,
sisted at the Pool elevator last fall
visited friends in Irma last Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. S. Simmermon and
daughter of Edberg, ‘Ata. visited
relatives in Irma last Sunday. ö

Miss E. K. Stewart of North Ed-
monton and former teacher of the
junior room at Edberg school has been
engaged to teach in the junior room
at Irma in place of Mrs. ‘Alexander

who has resigned. Miss Stewart.

comes to Irma highly recommended
and no doubt will prove to be a val-

The annual meeting for Social Cred-
fit zone No. 10 was held in Irma on
Tuesday evening, June 25th.

The following officers were elected |

| for the ensuing year: president, James
Jackson; vice-president, C. E. Fen-
ton; secretary, A. E. Peterson, all of
| Irma.

The annual convention to be held
at Czar Lake on July 18th, was also
7

Due to the efforts of the Irma
jbranch of the Canadian Legion B. E.
8. L. special meetings of the councils
of Battle. River M.D. and the Village
of Irma were held in their respective
offices on Tuesday, June 25th to dis-
euss the question of making a grant
| towards (Canada’s war effort. It was
agreed that now is the time for every-
one to do everything possible to help
in the great struggle. The result was
| that the municipal district council
| voted to contribute $750,. while the
| village council] agreed to forward $125
to Ottawa to be used for war pur-

tion with regards to haulage and lo- |
cation, ete. can be obtained from the

councillors of these divisions. Please
envelope “Tender for

Lowest or any tender. not neces-
sarily accepted. .
Chas. Wilbraham,
Secretary-Treasurer,
M.D. Battle River, No. 423,
Irma, Alberta.

KINSELLA KERNELS

Mrs. J. Elliott of Edmonton is
spending a few days at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Scott.

Mr. and Mrs. ‘Wm. Revill were
Edmonton visitors last week.

Mr. Jack McKie, Mr. Andy Miller,
Mr. Wilfred Lang, Mr. Reggie Lang,
and Mr. Arthur Sculthorpe have en-
listed with the South Alberta Regi-
ment and are now training in Edmon-
ton.

arrived last week for a

visit with their daughter, Mrs. M.
Tessman.

Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Smart, Mr. and

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